Tag Archives: South Carolina

Jon Huntsman smacks Mitt Romney for South Carolina trip

By JAMES HOHMANN NEWPORT, N.H. — Jon Huntsman finished a day of reaping the benefits of his non-stop presence in the first-primary state by whacking Mitt Romney for the day he spent away in South Carolina. “If you’re in South Carolina with days to go before the New Hampshire primary, that pretty much suggests you [...]

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The Declaration of Independence 1776

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the [...]

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So much for Sarah Palin as a serious ’12 contender

There was a time last summer and fall, when Tea Party ideologues like Sharron Angle, Christine O’Donnell and Joe Miller were winning key Republican Senate primaries, that it seemed quite possible — maybe even inevitable — that the Republican Party would nominate Sarah Palin for president in 2012. Here were Republican primary voters shedding all [...]

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No Contest!

While South Carolina Democrats fret over how an unemployed political unknown with a felony charge hanging over him won their party’s Senate nomination, the first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the general election contest finds incumbent Republican Senator Jim DeMint far in the lead. DeMint, who is seeking a second six-year term, earns support from [...]

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Mitt Romney Headed to S.C. for Nikki Haley

Former Massachusetts GOP Gov. Mitt Romney will soon travel to South Carolina to stump for Nikki Haley in the state’s runoff of the GOP nomination for governor. Both Romney and Haley sources confirmed to POLITICO that Romney is planning the trip, though the two sides have yet to agree on a date. Romney endorsed Haley [...]

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Game On: Spratt vs. Mulvaney

Spratt & Mulvaney: 5th Congressional District of South Carolina Candiates According to Politico, Rep. John Spratt (the current incumbent for the 5th Congressional District of South Carolina), has filed paperwork for his effort at gaining a 15th term.  His Republican challenger, is current South Carolina State Senator Mick Mulvaney.  From an observers point of view, this [...]

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SOLID PRINCIPLES PODCAST: Episode 25

SOLID PRINCIPLES PODCAST: Episode 25 Mulvaney vs. The Blue Lap Dog: How did South Carolina’s ‘Blue Dog’ Democrat John Spratt, suddenly turn into Nancy Pelosi’s lap dog? Now this long term serving Congressman, faces the race of his life from the conservative Republican State Senator, Mick Mulvaney this November. As part of the 2010 Contenders [...]

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